Peptide glossary · Pharmacology terms
Agonist
A molecule that binds to a receptor and activates it. Dual or triple agonists activate two or three different receptors.
In the lab
The counterpart is the antagonist, which binds the receptor without activating it. The data comparisons state which receptors the literature describes for a peptide.
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- BioregulatorA name for short peptides of two to four amino acids, studied mainly in Russian research, such as epithalon.
- DAC (drug affinity complex)A group of lysine and maleimidopropionic acid that binds covalently to albumin.
- GHRHGrowth hormone-releasing hormone, a peptide hormone of 44 amino acids.
- Half-lifeThe time in which half of a substance is broken down or cleared.
- IncretinGut hormones such as GLP-1 and GIP.
- ReceptorA protein that a messenger binds to, triggering a signal in the cell.
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